Chili's Partners Exclusively with DoorDash

Chili's® Grill & Bar, a leader in the casual dining industry, is also leading the category in off-premise innovation. To build on that momentum, starting today, Brinker International, Inc., the parent company of Chili's and Maggiano's Little Italy®, has entered into an exclusive agreement with DoorDash, the nation's largest on-demand destination for door-to-door delivery, that brings delivery of Chili's favorites to Guests from more than 1,000 participating restaurants nationwide.

"We chose DoorDash as an exclusive partner because they have a leading market share in areas where Chili's restaurants are located and have a fast growing delivery platform," said Wyman Roberts, chief executive officer of Brinker and president of Chili's. "While we tested delivery with several partners, DoorDash integrated seamlessly into our operations, demonstrated the ability to drive incremental sales and provided...

RestaurantOwner.com: Restaurant Delivery Report 

RestaurantOwner.com's published results of their 2019 Restaurant Delivery Survey focuses on the growing trend of restaurant delivery and summarizes input gathered from nearly 1,000 independent restaurant owners and operators regarding their experiences with self-delivery and third-party service providers, and their insights regarding restaurant delivery.

Survey Results:

Restaurant delivery has become available in most independent restaurants, with 57% of operators offering some form of delivery. Moreover, 16% of the operators without delivery plan to add the service within a year. Of operators who offered delivery, 31% used only third-party services, 12% operated in-house delivery services, and 14% relied on...

Wegmans Joins Forces with DoorDash to Power Wegmans Meals 2GO Delivery

Wegmans today announced that it's teaming up with the largest and fastest growing, last-mile logistics platform, DoorDash, for delivery of the supermarket's popular restaurant-quality meals available in the new Wegmans Meals 2GO app. The venture is now live at the Dulles (Sterling) store in northern Virginia, and the Pittsford, East Ave., and Perinton stores in Rochester, NY. Two more Rochester-area stores, Penfield. and Holt Road, are set to go live on April 30. Wegmans Meals 2GO will roll out to more than 40 stores by year's end, with more to follow in 2020.

Wegmans Meals 2GO orders for lunch, dinner or anytime-in-between can be delivered through DoorDash within a roughly five-mile radius of participating stores. Delivery is available on orders of $20 or more, with diners able to choose from sushi, pizza, wings, subs, salads, soups, hot wokery (Asian), ready-to-heat meals, desserts and...

Checkers & Rally’s Launches Deepest and Most Franchisee-Friendly Delivery Platform in QSR

Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc., today announced the launch of the brand’s new delivery platform, the most comprehensive and franchisee-friendly delivery system in all of QSR. The platform brings five national delivery services – Uber Eats, DoorDash, Postmates, Grubhub and Amazon Restaurants – together under one single, seamless point-of-sale (POS) system. Integrations via Olo will give guests the ability to order the brand’s “Crazy Good Food” from their favorite delivery service, while giving franchisees and restaurant operators a profitable and operationally simple way to fulfill those orders.

“While some of the biggest brands in QSR have committed to a single delivery service, we wanted to give Checkers & Rally’s guests more ways to bring our amazing burgers, famous seasoned fries and exciting flavors to their front doors ...

Papa John's Announces National Partnership with DoorDash 

Today, Papa John’s International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) announced a national partnership with DoorDash, the fastest-growing on-demand destination for door-to-door delivery, offering delivery from more than 1,400 restaurants. To celebrate the launch, lucky pizza lovers can get $0 delivery during St. Patrick’s Day weekend from March 15-17 on all orders over $10 delivered through the platform at participating locations.

By working with partners like DoorDash, Papa John's continues to find ways to reach new customer segments and expand its off-premise offerings through delivery and takeout.

“This partnership extends our continued commitment to meet customers wherever they are and provide simple, easy ordering for guests in addition to our own ...

Wendy's Launches Baconator LTO Following McDonald's Bacon Hour Announcement

In celebration of bacon's limited time arrival to menu classics such as the Big Mac Bacon burger, Quarter Pounder Bacon burger, and cheesy bacon fries, McDonald's is providing consumers with even more bacon. On January 29, from 4:00-5:00 pm local time, McDonald's is hosting the first nationwide bacon bash called Bacon Hour. For 60 minutes, customers will be able to get Applewood smoked bacon with anything on the menu, at no additional cost. As if bacon on the three classics was not enough, McDonald's will also be giving customers two half pieces of bacon on the side with any purchase, and it can be added to any items they wish.

In response to McDonald's Bacon Hour, Wendy's has created their own limited time offer to celebrate the American favorite. Beginning January 28 through February 4, Wendy's is offering a free Baconator and $0 delivery through DoorDash ...

DoorDash becomes First On-Demand Destination to Offer Delivery in All 50 States

DoorDash, the last-mile logistics company connecting customers with their favorite restaurants through door-to-door delivery, today announced it is the first on-demand platform to operate in all 50 U.S. states across more than 3,300 cities across North America.

DoorDash is now live in its 48th, 49th and 50th states with food delivery operations underway in Alaska, Montana, and South Dakota. The company is also launching in several new cities across North Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming. To celebrate its entry into all 50 states, DoorDash is offering 50 cent deliveries for customers in all 50 states. The promotion is valid for ...

Zion & Zion Study Reveals the Usage and Demographics of Food Delivery Apps

Restaurant food delivery services like Grubhub, UberEATS, DoorDash, and Postmates are transforming the way people get their meals from an enormous number of restaurants without leaving home. To understand how prevalent the use of these multi-restaurant delivery websites/apps is, as well as their relative popularity, the market research team at Zion & Zion conducted a new study.

The study reveals interesting findings that have numerous implications for both restaurants and food delivery website/app companies ...

Cruise and DoorDash Announce Partnership to Test Autonomous Deliveries

Cruise’s self-driving fleet will launch food delivery with DoorDash in early 2019 in San Francisco

Cruise and DoorDash today announced they are partnering to pilot food and grocery delivery by Cruise’s autonomous vehicles through the DoorDash platform. The testing program will begin in early 2019 with an initial focus on the San Francisco market.

“Delivery is a significant opportunity for Cruise as we prepare to commercialize our autonomous vehicle technology and transform transportation,” said Cruise CEO Dan Ammann. “Partnering with DoorDash will provide us with critical learnings as we further our mission to deliver technology that makes people’s lives better and ...

Chipotle Fans Rejoice: Chipotle Launches Direct Delivery Service With Free Promotion

Chipotle provides one stop shopping for customers nationwide with delivery powered by DoorDash; celebrates milestone with free delivery for a limited time

Chipotle Mexican Grill is ending summer on a high note, launching direct delivery powered through DoorDash, which allows customers to get Chipotle delivered without ever having to leave Chipotle's app or website. And to celebrate, Chipotle fans get free delivery on any order of $10 or more for a limited time.

"Fans have long been requesting Chipotle delivery, and as part of our commitment to make it easy for our customers to get the delicious food they love when, where and how they want it, we're rolling out our own delivery service powered through DoorDash as the last mile delivery partner," said Curt Garner, chief digital and information officer at Chipotle. "We're proud to be among the first fast casual chains to offer this delivery...

After Record-Breaking Digital Sales Days, Chipotle And DoorDash Offer Free Delivery This Weekend

Chipotle and DoorDash offer free delivery on orders placed August 3 - August 5

Chipotle Mexican Grill announced that in partnership with DoorDash, customers can enjoy free delivery on orders placed through the DoorDash platform on Friday, August 3 through Sunday, August 5. The promotion applies to any Chipotle order with a $10 minimum (no promo code needed), and will be available in Canada for the first time.

Chipotle is accelerating the growth of its digital platforms to get food to its customers where, how and when they want it. As a result, digital sales are rapidly growing and smashing company records. This week, Chipotle experienced its two highest recorded digital sales days ever when it offered customers free guacamole in celebration of National Avocado Day – the company's first-ever digital only promotion. The promotion resulted in new customer growth and Chipotle was the top trending ...

IHOP® Restaurants Teams With DoorDash To Launch Delivery From More Than 300 Locations Across The U.S.

The Partnership Highlights the Growing Demand from IHOP Guests to Be Able to Get More Pancakes, More Often, At Home and On-the-Go

IHOP® Restaurants marks its 60th year by announcing the rollout of its first, and largest, national delivery program in partnership with DoorDash. The introduction of delivery at select IHOP restaurants across the U.S. is a critical step in expanding the brand's IHOP 'N GO® (to-go) platform which already includes a fully-integrated online ordering system through IHOP.com and the IHOP mobile app. Guests ordering IHOP 'N GO via DoorDash will be able to enjoy the full range of items off the restaurant's regular and limited time menus as well as fully customize any order. All IHOP delivery and to-go orders are placed in proprietary...